Surgical bandage



- Q 1932- B. LEVISQN SURGICAL BANDAGE Filed May 5. 1930 "INVENTOR. Lew: on

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Patented June 7, 1932' UNITED STATES BENJAMIN LEVISON, OF SAN IBANGIBGO, CAIIIIOM SURGICAL BANTDAGE Application me m a, mo.- smu in. 149,157.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the cup formed around a conical hollow mandrel.

In further detail the invention comprises a cup'l formed of a plurality of sheets (about a dozen) of soft absorbent paper stock or cellulose pulp, such as the well known catame-.

nial bandages known as Kotex are made from. These sheets are cut to the general 3 form 2 shown in Fig. 4, and rolled u starting with end 3 and terminating wit end 4 over a hollow tubular mandrel 5, after which the int of the cone thus formed is tucked insi e the mandrel to project upwardly therein as at 6 in Fig. 5, and after which the spe cial shaped adhesive strip 7 is freed of its cover cloth 7' for a distance and this portion pressed tightly across the upper free edge of the cup and layer below so as to hold the layers in place.

After withdrawing the mandrel a roll 8 of the same bibulous material, with the grain of the stock running vertically, is pushed into the cup to rest upon the upturned edges of the stock 6.

' The finished cup will then appear as in Fig. 1 and it will be noted that the major portion of the adhesive strip is unattached and still covered with its protective cloth 7 40 also that this strip is formed with a verticallv extending tab 9 also covered with its cloth portion 9'.

By the arrangement of adhesive strip shown, the coverin is accessible for pulling from the balance 0 the strip and tab so as to have a fresh adhesive surface.

The arrangement of the strip provided for releasing from the underl 'ng layers of paer stock at X and tightemng about a pathoogical member to be enclosed and the tab 9 for securing to an adjacent part of the body.

Having thus described my invention and its manner of use it will be seen to be valuable in a number of disorders not necessary to recite in detail.

I claim p 1. A device of the character described comprising a. cup of soft bibulous paper stock with its bottom formed of inwardly and upwardly turned portions of the side walls, and an adhesive securing strip at the upper edge of the cup.

2. A device of the character described comprising a cup of soft bibulous paper stock with its bottom formed of inwardly and u wardly turned portions of" the" side Wallis, and an adhesive securin strip at the upper edge of the'cup provide with a free tab for attaching-to t e bed 3. Adevice of the c aracter described comprisin a soft absorbent cup rovided with an a esive strip secured to t e upperportion thereof and provided with an upwardly extendin tab for securing to the bod the sides 0 said cup formed of wound layers of material 'adapted to be drawn together by said adhesive strip and 1 the bottom of the cup formed ofinwardly andl'upwardly turned portions of the side 7 wa s.

. t! 4. A device of the character described comprisin a soft absorbent cup rovided with an a hesive strip secured to t e upper portion thereof and provided with anu wardly extendin tab for securing to t e 86 body, and a coi of soft absorbent paper stock arranged within said cup with the edges of the paper exposed on top.

5. A device of the character described comprising a cup of soft bibulous pa r 90 stock with its bottom formed of inwardly and upwardly turned ortions of the side walls, an adhesive'eecurmg strip at the u per edge of the cup, and a 0011 of soft absorbent paper stock fitting within the cup upon said upward] turned ed i LEV'ISQN.

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